Europe has entered a “battle of narratives” with competitors that do not adhere to liberal democratic values, according to EU vice president Maroš Šefčovič. “The time that liberal democracy… Read more »
Chinese President Xi Jinping has promulgated a new law on foreign affairs to legitimize tough measures that Beijing is taking against the “bullying” of the “hegemonic West,” notes Dr. Willy… Read more »
China has launched the Global Civilization Initiative (GCI) — the last of a trio of Xi Jinping’s ideological frameworks — as being central to “cultivating the garden of world civilization,”… Read more »
Afghan women are demanding a restoration of their access to education and mobility, both essential for their ability to eventually provide for themselves and their communities, research confirms. “There’s a… Read more »
Digital technologies hold tremendous potential to enhance societal wellbeing, including the protection and promotion of democracy and human rights, notes Harvard’s Ziyaad Bhorat. However, citizens, political leaders, and states are… Read more »
Today, for only the fourth time since its foundation in 1949, the heads of state of the Council of Europe (CoE) will come together in Reykjavik, Iceland, note Amnesty International’s… Read more »
China’s economic coercion has become part and parcel of its foreign policy against many trading partners, according to Victor Cha, Senior Vice President for Asia and Korea Chair at the… Read more »
Although the coming Ukrainian offensive will do much to set expectations for the future trajectory of this war, the real challenge is thinking through what comes after, according to Michael… Read more »
As fighting in Sudan enters its third week, rival generals have turned the country’s capital, Khartoum, into a warzone. Mohamed Hamdan, better known as Hemedti, and his paramilitary Rapid Support… Read more »
China’s ruling Communist Party managed to stifle the democratizing impact of the Internet, but can it curb the liberating potential of AI? Five months after ChatGPT set off an investment… Read more »